Wednesday 7 December 2011

Sundial

A sundial as shown below is used in ancient times to tell time. How does it work?

Sundial


The dial placed on the disc will cause a shadow to form during the day. The shadow will change as time pass. In terms of size and direction, so the shadow will point at different part of the scale that is marked on the disc. This is how people told time in the pass.

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